A man came back home from work late, he was tired And he was surprised to find his ten-year-old son waiting for him at the door.
"Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?"
"If you want to know, I make $20 an hour."
"Oh,"the little boy answered, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me $10?"
The father was furious, "If you asked for money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think why you are being so selfish !"
The little boy quietly went to his room and closed the door. After about an hour, the father calmed down, and started to think, "Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t ask for money very often."So he went to the little boy’s room.
"Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now," said the man. "Here’s $10."
"Oh, thank you, Daddy!"the boy said happily. Then, the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had some money, he got angry again.
"Why do you want more money after you already have some?" the father shouted angrily.
"Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do," the little boy answered, "Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you."How much does the man make if he works an hour?
| A．$10. | B．$20. | C．$100. | D．$200. |
In this passage, the underlined word "furious" means ______.
| A．very angry | B．quite happy | C．too excited | D．a little nervous |
At first, the father didn’t give her son any money because______.
| A．he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself |
| B．he did not have enough money at that moment |
| C．he thought the boy would buy something of no use |
| D．the boy always borrowed money from him |
The boy wanted to buy ______with twenty dollars.
| A．a new book for himself | B．a nice present for his father |
| C．a toy for his own birthday | D．an hour of his father’s time |
From this passage, we can infer that the boy's father______.
| A．often played with his son | B．spent little time with his son |
| C．didn’t love his son at all | D．often came back home early |
When you’re having a holiday, one of the main questions to ask is which hotel or apartment to choose. However, when it comes to France, you have another special choice: treehouses.
In France, treehouses are offered to travelers as a new choice in many places. The price may be a little higher, but you do have a chance to call up your childhood memories.
Alain Laurens, one of France’s top treehouse designers, said, “Most of the people might have the experience of building a den (洞穴) when they were young. And they like that feeling of freedom when they are children.”
Its fairy-tale style gives travelers a special feeling. It seems as if they are living as a forest king and enjoying the fresh air in the morning.
Another kind of treehouse is the “star cube”. It gives travelers the chance of looking at the stars shining in the sky when they are going to sleep. Each “star cube” not only offers all the comfortable things that a hotel provides for travelers, but also gives them a chance to look for stars by using a telescope. The glass roof allows you to look at the stars from your bed.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。 You may have the chance to live in a treehouse when you visit .
| A．Canada | B．America |
| C．France | D．England |
The underlined phrase “call up” means “ ” in Chinese.
| A．唤起 | B．制造 |
| C．删除 | D．改变 |
What’s the roof of the “star cube” made of?
| A．Plastic. | B．Glass. |
| C．Paper. | D．Stones. |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．The priceof a treehouse is as high as that of a hotel. |
| B．The traveler will become the forest king in the treehouse. |
| C．There’s a telescope in all the rooms of the treehouse. |
| D．The “star cube” can offer comfortable things as a hotel does. |
The passage mainly tells us .
| A．treehouses in France |
| B．star cubes in France |
| C．where to go camping |
| D．how to spend our holiday |
It was hard being the younger of two sisters. I got all the hand-me-downs (旧衣服). I never got to do anything first and my teachers always said, “Oh, you’re Jenny’s little sister.” “No, I am Lauren!” I never liked being the younger. Jenny and I got along with a few fights here and there.
Then a few years ago, Jenny and I were in a car accident. She was okay, but I had a large scar (伤疤) on my face. I was very sad. Jenny told me I shouldn’t worry about the scar.
One day we were riding home from school on the bus. A boy named Jordan made fun of me about my scar. This went on for about a month. Finally I broke down and told Jenny about him. She was angry.
When Jordan made fun of me the next time, Jenny stood up, walked to where he was sitting and said something into his ear. I didn’t know exactly what she said, but Jordan never said a single word to me again.
So, even though getting all of the hand-me-downs might not be the best, I was very happy to have a big sister like Jenny.
When anyone asks now, I will tell them, “Yes, I’m Jenny’s little sister.”
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。 Why did Lauren hate being the younger of the two sisters?
| A．Because she could do nothing first. |
| B．Because Jenny often beat her. |
| C．Because Jenny always made fun of her. |
| D．Because Jenny always made her busy. |
Lauren had a large scar on her face because of .
| A．a fight with her sister |
| B．a car accident |
| C．a fight with a boy |
| D．a bus accident |
. On the bus, Jordan often .
| A．made fun of Lauren | B．helped Lauren |
| C．made fun of Jenny | D．helped Jenny |
When Lauren says, “Yes, I’m Jenny’s little sister”, she is very .
| A．angry | B．sad |
| C．upset | D．proud |
What’s the best title for the passage?
| A．Lauren’s sister | B．Lauren and Jenny |
| C．My sister and I | D．I’m Jenny’s sister |
| read, surprise, realize, if, sweep, interest, much, walk, price, develop, write, hand |
It was my first day at Grade 6. And the first lesson was boring English. When I was doing nothing, Mr Gough, our new English teacher, into the classroom.
To my , he held up a book, The Collected Works of Edgar Allen Poe, and asked if anyone had read it. I put my
up, because Poe was my favorite writer. Mr Gough asked
I really understood what the author tried to say in his book. My reply made him smile, and he asked me to
an essay on that subject.
After that, English classes became a new for me. Mr Gough thought that students had to act out a play to understand it. “Don’t just
it,” he said.
As time passed, we a real friendship. He encouraged me to be a writer in the future. When I left school, he said to me, “You have a gift, Tony, and one day you’ll come to
how useful it is. Make use of it if you want your life to be complete.”。
Years have passed. Now, every time I sit down to write something new, I think of Mr Gough. He was
than just an English teacher, because he also taught me useful lessons in life.
Luke Dollar has spent many years in Madagascar studying lemurs (狐猴).
Reporter: What were you like as a kid?
Dollar: As a kid, I was an explorer. I lived with my grandparents on a farm in Alabama. It wasn’t unusual for me to go to the woods. And I enjoyed that. From the time I was 6 to 16 years old I was an actor. My mom asked me to audition
(试演) for a show in Birmingham. I asked my mom to buy me some video games and she promised (答应), so I got the part. Later, I became a professional actor. So for several years I went everywhere from the Alabama farm to many other cities — all over the USA doing stage productions.
Reporter: How did you get into your field of work?
Dollar: I grew up on a farm and I was really a wild child and came to love wild things. I did a lot of photography in high school. I became a photographer and did photography for the local paper. Then I became a student of Duke University. Duke has a primate (灵长类动物的) centre — Lemur Centre. I got a job there as a work study student and met lemurs there for the first time.
Later I had a chance to go to Madagascar and decided to study lemurs.
Reporter: What’s the one thing you can’t travel without?
Dollar: A sense of humour (幽默感) or a can-do attitude is necessary, but my first response (反应) was soy sauce. If we run out of soy sauce, the journey is over.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。What was Luke’s childhood like?
| A．Boring. | B．Enjoyable. |
| C．Peaceful. | D．Unhappy. |
Luke decided to audition for the show because .
| A．he was really interested in it |
| B．he wanted to help his friend |
| C．his mother allowed him to go to the farm |
| D．his mother promised to buy him some video games |
What was Luke interested in doing in high school?
A. Learning music.
B. Taking photos.
C. Travelling all over the USA.
D. Writing for the newspaper.Where did Luke meet lemurs for the first time?
| A．At Duke University. |
| B．In Birmingham. |
| C．On his grandparent’s farm. |
| D．In Madagascar. |
What do we know from the dialogue(对话)？
| A．Luke’s mother is a good photographer. |
| B．Luke come to love wild animals because of his mother . |
| C．Luke had been to Madagascar before he went to Duke University. |
| D．Luck doesn’t think he can travel without soy sauce. |
| Ivy and Bean Make the Rules |
Price: $14.99 Number of pages: 127 Storyline：Bean and her best friend, Ivy, decide to create their own camp. They come up with all the activities and, of course, they make the rules … Recommendation: I’d give this book a 10 because I love the characters. They are funny and creative. |
| White Fur Flying |
Price: $15.99 Number of pages:128 Storyline: Zoe and Alice’s mother might just have the coolest job ever. She saves great pyrenees dogs (大白熊犬) … Recommendation: I’d give this book an 8 because it is a little sad. I think kids who love animals and a good story will really like it. |
| Stick Dog |
Price: $12.99 Number of pages: 192 Storyline: A dog lives in an empty pipe under Highway 16. He has four dog friends. One day, they decide to go on an adventure to steal (偷) the food from a human family … Recommendation: I’d give this book a 9. It is funny. I was laughing out loud at all the funny scenes. |
| Gingersnap |
Price: $15.99 Number of pages: 160 Storyline: After their parents are killed in a car accident, Jayna and her elder brother Rob are each other’s only family. Soon, Rob goes off to serve in the Navy … Recommendation: I’d give this book a 9. I’m interested in romantic novels and science fiction, but not so much in historical fiction. Gingersnap really changed my opinion. |
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。. Which of the four novels has the largest number of pages?
| A．Ivy and Bean Make the Rules. |
| B．White Fur Flying. |
| C．Stick Dog. |
| D．Gingersnap. |
Gingersnap .
| A．is a book about saving dogs |
| B．is historical fiction |
| C．tells us about the life of four dogs |
| D．shows us the camp life |
If you read Stick Dog, you will .
| A．know how the homeless dogs steal food |
| B．know what rules the two girls have made |
| C．learn what happened to Jayna |
| D．know something about rescuing dogs |
Tom wants to buy a copy of Stick Dog and a copy of Gingersnap. He should pay for the two books.
| A．$14.99 | B．$15.99 |
| C．$12.99 | D．$28.98 |
. Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The characters of Stick Dog are creative. |
| B．White Fur Flying tells us a funny story. |
| C．The recommender is not interested in Gingersnap. |
| D．The recommender (推荐人) likes Ivy and Bean Make the Rules best. |
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